The South Tyneside Participation Project is one of a number of projects which have been funded through South Tyneside Children’s Fund. Our job is to encourage children to join in and have their say when decisions are made that affect them. We aim to work in creative and exciting ways to support participation and provide opportunities that may otherwise not be available.
Contact details
Key Contact:
Mark Benson (Project Co-ordinator)
Address:
Particip8
Unit 141, TEDCO Business Park
Jarrow
Tyne and Wear
NE32 3DT
E-mail:
particip8@nch.org.uk
Telephone:
0191 428 3453
Name of organisation:
NCH
Web site:
www.nch.org.uk
Current development/strategies
*events based around anti-bullying work
*supporting parent/volunteers to set up and run clubs for 5 to 8yrs
*film project around Children’s Rights
*Co-ordination of ‘participation champions’ forum for key children’s fund workers in the borough to promote a participation agenda and share best practice
In what ways are young people involved?
*planning new children’s fund services
*recruitment and selection of staff
*planning events and activities
*evaluation of events and activities
*feeding-in views to new initiatives that affect children eg/ keyfund juniorz pilot project
What have been the outcomes of involving young people?
*Capacity/ self-esteem building, also development of key skills (planning, communication, negotiation etc.)
*New experiences for children
*Changes to services that are delivered to groups of children and ownership for children as a result
*Furthering best practice and disseminating information to other agencies
*Children expressing themselves and having their say on issues important to them
*Children raising issues important to them and following them through
*Empowerment, feeling valued, and experiencing the results of their choices
*Children becoming aware of other projects and services available to them
End date of the project:
funding currently guaranteed til April 2006